RALPH GOLDSTEIN (See p. 2) PRESIDENrs ANNUAL MESSAGE 14 Number 1 As is customary at the beginning of a new Recognizing the fact that our large gn ;) 11] £;JJt;]J] FEI]tJI]!) fencing season I would like to greet the of women fencers have not in the past b league membership, review some of the ac represented on the selection committee Official Organ of the Amateur Fencers League of America complishments of the past year and draw international events, a woman's odvis Management attention to some of the new problems we committee to the International Selection Cc W, L. Osborn, Publisher j, R, de Capriles, Editor face. mittee has been created. Its members P.O, Box 144 60 I Douglas Road In 1961-62 the AFLA increased in size Helena Dow, Moria Tishman and Jar Terre Haute, Ind, Chappaqua, N, y, from almost 2500 to about 3,000 members. Romary. Policy Board This has been our largest annual increase We are all aware that fenCing needs creased promotion and coaching in our schc " P. T. Makler, chairman; J. R. de Capriles, R. M. Goldstein, A. Kwartler, and the league is now larger than ever be and clubs. $6,500.00 has been obtai, W. L. Osborn, L, Sobel. fore, The size of the National Champion ship tourney keeps pace with our member from the Olympic Development Commit "ions to non-memhers of the A.F.l.A. is $3.00 1n the U.S. and $4.00 elsewhere. ship growth. The lost non-Olympic year in for the purpose of holding a series of fenc j November, Jonuory, March, May, July and September. which the tourney was in New York was end coaching clinics throughout the count expressed in signed articles reflect the personal views of the writers and not necessarily 1958. Entries in the individual events that Plans ore presently being made and in ec ;can Fencing or the A.F.L.A. No anonymous articles accepted. year averaged 70. This year they aver 1963 there will be such clinics distribu Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office in Terre Haute, Ind. aged 90, geographically so that aCcess will be as e' In keeping with the spread of fencing, the as possible. To many who are away fr Board of Gcvernors held two of its meetings the large fenCing centers this wi II be p' Deadline for Next Issue - Deciamber 10, 1962 out of New York. In December ] 961 the ticularly valuable. meeting was in Washington and in June 1962 In the past seaSOn the AFLA expanc its participation in International Fencing. \ l\lPH GOLDSTEIN PERSONALS the board met in Cleveland. It is hoped that Gerard Poujardieu, Jr., son of the fencing this diversification gives opportunity to more sent a sabre team to Warsaw for the imp( )Idstein resigned as Foreign Secre mast"r of Our Pentathlon Team and Consul divisions and individuals to participate in tent seven-nation tourney in March. In JI ,vember 8th due to business com of France in San Antonio, married Marie Su management of League aftai rs. our fencers went to Buenos Aires for t World Championships, the largest and stror vhich prevent him from devoting zanne Baudon On August 31, 1962. Our Communications continued to be our most est representation we have had in this eVE feels the office requires. best wishes. pressing problem. Faulty addresses, inade except when we were hosts to it in 19'; quate entries and records, undelivered mall I his post record amply demon- I n addition Axel rod competed bri Ilantly SORRY, GENE and magazines create mistakes and ill-will. Ralph has thus placed his love of France and Spinella, Beck and Powell cO! Due to our faulty proof reading we neg In an effort to improve this and to prevent lve personal prestige. Prior to be peted in England. The NYAC was host lected to list Gene Glazer as a member of the disappearance from our records of form eign Secretary he served for nine February to the International Invitation tal the Pan American squad selected after the er fencers, a centralized billing system has :retary of the League. We sincerely ney, a fine success, exceeding even the r Nationals. Our apologies. been instituted. It employs methods used the Boord of Governors will con suits of the previous year. by professional organizations in handling their ,fit from his wise counsel and vast From June 2 to 17 the AFLA had its fi communication problems and we hope it will in AFLA matters. He continues to training camp at Stroudsburg, Po. With e l/ACADEMIE increase our efficiency. The project is being member of the Olympic Fencing cellent coaches, good facilities, and a gro financed at no expense to the AFLA. I t wi II Imittee. INTERNATIONAlE D/ARMES of about 40 hard working fencers the ve surely need modifying to meet our own per JRdeC On April 22, 1962 at Basle, Switzerland, ture was a great success. It will be repeat sonal requirements, but offers a system that the first world association of fencing masters at the same site June 1 to 16 this year a is capable of expanding as we continue to was formed. The National Fencing Coaches we hope to have camps in the mid-west a grow, Association of America is a member of this Pacific coast area. The camp was held wit E YOU A NIXIE? new Academy. Professor Adler of Germany The dues structure of the AFLA which was out cost to the AFLA, all services and foci is President, with M. Blaviel of France and placed in effect many years ago was seen ties being donated. Our fencers were defi , not! Who wants to be a NIXIE M. Nigon of Switzerland as Vice Presidents. to be inadequate to meet our expenses by itely benefitted by the training camp 01 sides, what is a NIXIE? A Technical Commission was created with 1962 and on increase was made. No ad as it continues the results should becor : is a person who moved and Sr. Mangiaratti of Italy as Chairman. ministration can hope to become popular by cpparent. m the publisher in time. As a The main objective of the Academy is to raising taxes but the change was needed, and Changes as marked as those noted abo , his mai I is returned by the Post produce better trained fencing masters all our job is to do what is needed, not what con not occur without presenting problerr ><1 ES cost the League money and over the world. will create popularity. The size of our organization and our nation 1 addition, NIXIES generally com- M, R. Garret, In September ]962 the AFLA become in tourney is now so great that direct elimiJ they have not received their President, NFCAA corporated as a non-profit corporation. This ation was tried in order to finish in a reasol action, which has been long overdue, will able time. Many fencers object to this sy 'e going to move, please inform INTERNATIONAL SQUAD result in a number of tangible and financial tem and it is being reviewed at present. Rocko, 40-62 Street, West New The following have been added to the Epee benefits to the league and to the individual order to utilize a pool system with our prese )efore the next magazine deadline. squad: J. de Capri les, J. Melcher, E. Richards, members. The details of this will be elabor size it may be necessary to change the r, ease, don't become a NIXIE. A. Seeman. ated in a subsequent issue. (Continued)
AMERICAN FENCING AMERICAN FENCING Paae ThrE ~ I for qualificotion. Elimination of CHANGES IN DIRECTORY Pesthy Wins 1962 Pentathlon AHA COMMITTEES, 1962-6~ tronts limitation of courtesy in t l Fla. Gateway - Chairman, Nicola Buano, ~liminotion of composite teams or by Gerard J. Poujardieu Executive: Dr. Paul Makler, chairman; Rail 327 Main St., Jacksonville. I team events and other schemes Goldstein, Roger Jones, Jack Keane, All, 1 Paul Pesthy won the U.S. Modern Pentath Illy under consideration by the Colorado: Chairman - Hugh Gibbons, 375 South Kwartler, William Latzko, Leo Sobel. lon Championship held at Fart Sam Houston 1ittee. 41 St., Boulder. Secretary -- Patricia Gibbons, Rules: Dr. Daniel Bukantz, chairman; Ja from September 8 to 12 inclusive. Four 2ason the AFLA will compete again 375 South 41 St., Boulder. Boker, John Farrel, Maxwell Garret, La' Australians Were included in the strong field. ler of International tourneys. As Illinois: Governor - Morvin Nelson, 5675 W. renee Silverman, Arthur Wade. selection of team members will Was.hington Blvd., Chicago 44. Add. Gov. - I Daniels, Jackson and Moore followed in Constitutional: A~an Ruben, chairman; Pc t and some fencers will be hurt. Lawrence Silverman, 7327 N. Rogers, Secretary that order and the four men will represent Levy, Edmond Zeisig. 'ow have more events than before Alice Klingensmith, 5616 So. Oakley, Chicago 36. the U.S. in the World Modern Pentathlon Electrical Equipment: Vince Pauley, chairma lOW be more disaPPointments than Ned Drago, Eugene Kurtz, Edwin Purdy. Kentucky: Secretary - Bill Seiller, Suite 406, i Championships in Mexico City from October 1e selection committees will poceed M. E. Taylor Bldg., Louisyille 2. 21 to 25. Certificate of Merit: Richard Steere, cha 'ity and good will. We hope the man; James Campoli, Bonnie Linkmey, nbership will oct simi lorly when the Miami VaHey: Chairman - Louis Cox, 4000 Earn The fencing played no sma II part in the Reinstatement: Herbert James, chairman; Fr shaw Dr., Dayton 9, Ohio. I differences of opinion occur. ~ ultimate standings of the leaders. The scores Sklar, G. Witt. in that event were: Pesthy 1108; Dasaro 939; us ion may I wish good fencing to Michigan: Chairman - Conrad Gnieweki, 18581 Classifioation: Harold Goldsmith, chairma ~ all for continued cooperation and Greeley, Detroit 3. Secretary - Mary Witkow Jackson 864; Daniels and Moore 819; Cox Barbi Brill. ,n in AFLA affairs. ski, 17116 Wildemere, Detroit. 746; Morales and Miller 722. Transportation: AI White, chairman; Mich, Dr. Paul T. Makler Mamlouk. New England: Add. Gov. - Mrs. Paul Smetana, Delegate: George Worth, voting mer 18 Kerna Rd., W. Roxbury 32. AAU JONES BEACH THREE-WEAPON ber; Dernell Every, alternate. fMPIC COMMITTEE No. Dakota: Secretary - Lois Selberg, Route Modern Pentathlon Delegate: Gen. J. 2, Moorhead, Minn. by Alfred Bachner Grombach. nmittee, at its meeting of Decem Rolph Spinello af the NYAC won a three Nat'1. Championship Organizing: Fred Lin No. Ohio: Chairman - Jacques De Lonnoy, 2693 I in Washington, D.C voted that Northland St., Cuyahoha Falls. Add. Gov. way fence-off for first place in the annual meyer, chairman. f the Pan American Team will be Madison H. Dods, 1318 Winston Rd., 50. Euclid 21 All-Eastern competition held at Jones Beach. Women's Advisory to Intern'ational Seiectior suits of Notional, Sectional, NCAA, Add. GOY. Dr. Wilfred Shaw, 5409 Oakwood Laszlo Pongo was second and James Canvin Helena Dow, chairman; Janice Romo WFA Championships. The Com Ave., Cleveland 37. Secretory - Nan Hanlin, Maria Tishman. ins the use of discretion in making 3311 Archwood Ave., Cleveland 9. and it also emphasizes that per- No. Texas: Chairman - Ed Sims, 527 Ridgedale, 2d for the team may be replaced Richardson. Secretary Helen Keller, 3513 not maintain training and fencing Cornell, Dallas 5.
3 Pan American Team will be se So. Caiifornia: Add. Gov. - Bettie Drago, 14915 NEW :ebruory, during the International Dety Ave., Hawthorne. Add. Gov. - Fred Rayser 1033 Beacon Ave., Los Angeles. Add. Gov. - 1 at the New York A.C Janke Romary, 4959 Dunman, Woodland Hills. Add. Gov. - Dave Rice, 1508 W. 12 St., Los UNIFORM CANADA Angeles 15. S. W. Ohio: Chairman Charles Thomas, 2409 by Robert Foxcroft Vera Ave., Cincinnati 37. Secretary Mrs. Chris Annual Canadian Heroes Tourna Story, 2521 Essex Pl., Cincinnati 15. FABRIC at London, Ontario, resulted as Washingtonr D. C.: Chairman Col. G. M. Heiss, 308 Lamond Pl., Alexandria, Vo. P. Wiedel, Harmonie; 2. B. Brill, COMPLETELY :. C Bond, Milwaukee. nella, NYAC; 2. G. Wiedel, Har PILLER'S DAUGHTER KILLED . K. Widmaier, Harmonie. PRE·SHRUNK Oesterle, Harmonie; 2. J. Andru, The daughter of the late and beloved fenc 3. R. Berry, de Tuscan. ing master, George Piller, diecl in the hospital '. Andru, Toronto; 2. R. Foxcroft, on September 30th. Hajna Piller de Kaplany, Fine new fabric, specially pre-shrunk, rugged and Sword; 3. P. Samek, Toronto a beautiful 25-year-old, hod been burned with extremely comfortable. Order your size with confidence. acid by a deranged husband and passed away after a month of suffering at St. Francis Hos pital in San Francisco. The tragedy has taken its tall on the wid owed mother, Ilona Pi lIer. She collapsed after her daughter's agonizing death and is in a profound state of depression.
AMERICAN FENCING AMERICAN FENCING Page Fi PUBLICITY NATIONAL RANKINGS
by Mary Gehant (For use in 1-962-63 season)
King isn't given proper publicity? affiliations, distinguished visitors and new FOiL EPEE lsider the Sport Editor's position: he names will all help. Don't be surprised if you 2r boseball, basketball, boxing, foot get a bigger play on unclassified events (new I. Edwin Rickards, N.Y.AC, New Engbnd I. Gil Eisner, N. Y.AC, Metropolitan ng and a dozen other sports-from names) or a team match with an out-of 2. Martin Davis, Solie Csiszor, Philadelphia 2. Edwin R'chards, N.Y.AC, New Engl Igue through collegiate, amateur and town club than On open events. Importance 1al levels-yet he has just so much and interest may not parallel each other in 3. Albert Axel rod, Fencers Club, West 3. Lawrence Anastasi, Salle CSiszar, Ph time, so many man-hours. He knows every case. chester delph:a ,sands pay admission to ball games; 5. Watch for an angle - something to 4. James Mengolis, Fencers Club, Mel y attend fencing meets? Every high build a feature on, something that will make 4. Paul Pesthy, N.Y.AC., Harrisburg politan ,sketball player follows the college a straight news item sound bigger, more in 5. Harold GolC:sm;th, Fencers Club Metro- law many fencers are there to be 5. Paul Pesthy, N.Y.A.C, Harrisburg teresting to the non-fencer. Electrical weap politan I in national ar regional results? A ons - husband-wife competitors - the inter 6. Michael Dasaro, U.S. Pentathlon, lame lasts about 2 V2 hours; when esting personality ... you can find material, 6. Anthony Zombolas, Calvert, Illinois C02st cing meet end? The Kentucky Derby but it may take time to see it used. If you 7. Marvin Grafton, N.Y.U., Metropolitan 7. Henry Kolowrat, Salle Csiszar, Ph e post will be at 4:25 p.m. EST on get one good feature every year you're doing Saturday in May; when will the big delphia well. Sometimes all you need to do is pro 8. Rolph Spinella, N.Y.AC., Connecticut 1 fencing meet occur? vide ,an idea for the sports-writer to develop. 8. Robert Beck, N.Y.AC, New England 9. Herbert Cohen, N.Y.U. Metropolitan , blame the poor Sports Editor now? 6. Cover the specialized areas ... house 9. Dietre Von Oppen, Colvert, III:nois ( give him problems ... the least organs, community newspapers, church pa [Gene Glazer, Unattached, Metropolitan 10. Stephen Muttschenbacker, SFSA, fo is try to help solve them. That pers ... whenever you have an applicable 10.1 Uriah Jones, Unattached, Connecticut California ~ fencers must be our own sports item. Many times the limited circulation of lAlian Kwartler, Salle Santelli, Westchester and do the job by professional the house or community paper will be bal Jose de Capri les, Unattached, Metrop( Ideally, one person who knows the anced by high readership of all items within tan WOMEN r tor (s) should be responsible for pub that circulation. I I .j Jas. Melcher, Fencers Club, Metropoli' should hand in announcements of Aubrey Seeman, Fencers Club, Met'pali' 7. Be honest. Don't build an event into [ competitions and results without 1. Harriet King, Pannonia AC, No. Cali- Ralph Spinella, N.Y.AC, Connecticut something it isn't. If a story is going to fall ng publicity is a gradual process, not fornia through, back-track your publicity as fost as ·awhile splurge. Here are some help- possible, even if an onnauncement hos already 2. Janice Romary, Unattached, So. Cali- SABRE been used. It may be the one time that 0 fornia I. Michael Dasaro, U.S. Pentathlon, G rite what will be used, in the form photographer is going to be sent out - ond a 1. Writing too long or too elaborate 3. Maxine Mitchell, Los Angeles FC, So. Coast "no-show" will ruin chances for future pic California II only lead to the circular file. This tures. Above all, don't double-plant features 2. Daniel Magay, Pannonia AC, No. Cc lt the "fencing editor" should make or "exclusive'} stories. 4. Bonnie Linkmeyer, Faulkner SF, So. fornia ta read items in the sports pages 8. Use extra effort when they have the California to sports broadcast . . . and write 3. Eugene Hamori, Salle Csiszar, Phi extra story - divisional championships, sec delphia y. 5. Emily Johnson, Halberstadt SF, No. tional chC'mpionships or invitational tourna Colifornia 4. Robert Blum, Salle S::mtelli, Metropolil 'PE IT OUT (double-spaced) and ments that bring in out-of-towners. Related AMERICAN AMERICAN FENCING Page Sevi the Russians we placed our strongest team We received cheer, comfort and support WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, 1962 and lost on touches. Orley impressed me most from on unexpected source. George Worth viVidly although all our men fought with the was there as on official. With amazing Results the Europeans themselves were beginning to tenacity and aggressiveness one expects from stamina he always seemed available. Al believe). A new group of mature fencers has a spirited competitor. Orley, who fenced al though directing all day and every day he I. USSR; 2. Hungary; 3. Poland; been developing and, because they know only most lackadaisically in the individuals, and somehow managed to be on the spot when the electric foil, will not be displaced en who lost his first two bouts to the Russians, ever a member of our team was competing. hnikav, USSR; 2. Woyda, Poland; masse by young fencers. somehow seemed to awake to the fact his He donned a uniform, warmed up the men, t, Germany The foil fencing was characterized by phe team was lOSing. In a Jekyll-Hyde transforma and took care of many of our minor needs nomenal speed. Distance was carefully main tion he wan his last two bouts as though (it was too much to expect him to pay the : I. France; 2.Sweden; 3. USSR; tained, yet was invariably close. Any pre possessed by a demon. I have never seen hotel bills). George's contribution to the team paration which included a hesitatian provoked anyone so exhausted. This ability to "put warrants a sincere thanks from all of us. usz, Hungary; 2. Gabor, Hungary; a generally successful counterattack. The out" and fight with every ounce of strength JS, France day of "toke the blade so, and see what was particularly absent in many members happens" is gane. The counterattack lands : 1. Poland; 2. Hungary; 3. USSR; of the U.S. team and I feel Orley's perfor on the "0" of the "so." If the all-out at mance, whatever the motivation, should serve tock is parried, as it will be if the opponent cs on example and inspiration for all the Commentary by M. A. de Capriles -Iorvath, Hungary; 2. Pawlowski, has synthesized false responses for your bene younger members of our team. The quarter The great gymnasium of the host club - Arabo, France 3. fit, then you must rely On second intention, final records were: Dasaro 4/4, Hamori 4/4, the "Gimnosia Esgrimo" of Buenos Aires - ream: 1. Hungary; 2. USSR; 3. reflexes and technique for continuing the Orley 2/2, Magay 3/5, Richards 0/4. was a fitting place for the opening ceremonies phrase. And these are possessed by all of Argentino Ed Richards turned in the best over-all and the elimination rounds. The finals of this year's finalists. each event, however, were held in, the club's Szabo, Romania; 2. Ghorokhova, individual performance. He mode the foil and The' epee produced the most beautiful epee fencing room on a single strip. Seating ar Juhasz, Hungary. fencing I ever saw. The French, with a epee quarter-finals and, with Hamori and Dasaro, the sabre semi-final. Ed fenced with rongements on the fencing floor and in the light classical attitude, defeated every· op upstoirs gallery accomodated about 2,000 per ponent. As in fOil, the attitude of the ag G ·quality and strength which was a credit to the U.S. team. Selected by others on his SOns - but the crowds that jammed every gressor was predominant. There was on al inch of standing room swelled the number CAPTAIN'S REPORT most callous disregard for the attock, yet strips as on easy victory, he moved up through the individual events in all weapons with a of spectators well above that figure and sev when the counterattack was executed there eral thousands were turned away for each and by Albert Axelrod was no double hit. This is closely related grim determination. Ultimately he reached a round where he was decidedly out of his every final. Dr. Ricardo Levene, president ·'s World Championships at Buenos to a characteristic of the fai I fencing - the of the host federation, surmounted many uncanny ability to sense a false attock, a closs, but this does not detract from his led a positive upsurge in the quali performance. I have no doubt that his drive, lost-minute obstacles ond, with his associates, Jnd epee fencing. Sabre has oi hesitation, or on attack executed without COm deserves the credit for on excellent tourna plete conviction. motivation and dedication will take him for, ,ed its good quality, perhaps ex and in retrospect his performance is not sur ment. ne fluctuations in level, but never The sabre requires no comment. It was of high quality, not differing from what we prising. His rise in fencing has not been -0- ·he depths to which the thrusting easy. He fought his way slowly but deliber ,d fallen. Foi I fencing has evolved have seen in recent years. The results of the U.S. team are not im ately to his present position as a ranking The Russian team was late due to delays cycle and has now returned to a fencer. This is the background which has in flight. A wire arrived on Sunday request 1 is almost classical in appearance. pressive and it is difficult to evaluate perfor mances since so few bouts were fenced. produced another worthy international repre ing a postponement of the opening pools from 19 athletic acrobats who mode their The foil team was eliminated in the first sentative for our country. Ed is one of the 9 A.M. to 2 P.M. on Monday. The Bout ,It with the advent of electric foil round, losing to Germany and Poland. The few whose performance this year was the Committee scheduled four preliminary pools 1t to have revolutionized the game. results: Axelrod 5/2, Davis 2/5, Richards culmination of a strong post record rather in foil for Monday afternoon and five other 1eir aggressive "pig-sticking!' caus 2/6, Anastasi 1/7. Our epee team suffered than just a flash performance in a recent pools for the evening. Actually, the Soviets cure technicians to withdraw from a similar fate. Dasaro and Richards were competition. arrived ot nearly 5 P.M. but by a curious ·h them and thus, psychologically, simultaneously competing in the sabre indi coincidence only one Russian entry appeared Harriet King fenced very well. It is un- ions inflicted their OWn defeat. Hod viduals and Axelrod fenced until he could be on the first four pools (the 6th ranking Soviet fortunate that her second round pool of six d themselves for . the fray, they foilsman who actually never mode the trip). replaced by Richords in the match with (with 3 up) contained Szabo, Ghorokhova held their ground. This was evi German Svechnikov hod difficulty in getting France. We lost to Poland and France, with and Juhasz who went on to place first, second Christian D'Oriola who, after a the following results: Anastasi 3/4, Axelrod started after the long plane ride. He lost and third in the championship. lpproving absence from fencing 1/3, Eisner 1/7, Richards 0/4, Davis 0/4. his first three bouts, but managed to avoid _to win the 1956 Olympic title In sabre, we passed the first round with a Miss King derived more from this compe elimination by getting into and winning a prove that he could fence electric 12/4 victory over Japan. Dasaro, Hamori, tition than perhaps any of the men On the fence-off. He then went on to win the in 2t his mind to it. It is significant Orley and Richards each had a 3/1 record. team. All our new fencers learned and will dividual foi I title. what has happened to the "pig In the quarter-final we lost to Hungary and benefit from the trip, but Miss King put on Sveshnikav's performance was warmly ap ,f ten years ago. They were all Russia. The first match, with Hungary, was her sweat suit daily and sought out people plauded even though the crowd's favorite was ,Is of the World Championships. beset with bod judging, always at 4.4. Our with whom to fence, even after her event France's Magnan. Albert Axelrod performed ·e all ten years older, more experi- men fought hard and well. Richards, who was over. She was one of the few members indifferently in the individual foil but was exhibit a clean technique. Foil had fenced well in the individuals, was not of the team who was aware of on obligation the strongest U.S. competitor in the team er a sport for young people (as yet a match for the Hungarians. Against to American Fencing. event He also competed in the epee. AMERICAN FENCING AMERICAN FENCING Page Nine ;sians were well received in the The performance of the U.S. epeeists was Ed Richards was the mast popular U.S EPEE IN 1962 ent but thei r prestige suffered a well belaw the European standard. Before fencer, and also the one with the best 011- by Raul Martinez len Ghorokhova in the women's being stopped, the score af the France-U.S. around record; quarter-finalist in both foil and epee{ and semi-finalist in sabre. Europ lued to shield her target with the match went to 15-0. There was a time when 1955 Pan-American Champion ean sabre experts watched with great interest lespite repeated warnings from the the epee was the best U.S. weapon. The World Championships this year showed the showing of the three newly naturalized 'inally, with the score at 3-all, she On the open ing day I predicted that the that the evolution in fencing is not limited to Americans of Hungarian origin. Hamori, af h her long left arm and scored a Japanese fencers, relative newcomers, might the conventional weapons. We now see the ter a shaky start, made the best showing; asz. The hit was annulled after prove the surprise of the tournament. Actu effect of the flat point on the epee game, he missed the final by a slim margin. How Ference but the Russian girl never- ally, there were nO Japanese finalists but - despite the assurances to the contrary by our ever, all observers agreed that Mike Dasaro 1 the bout On the next exchange. 1. Olympic foil champion Jdanovitch was technical experts. was for and away the top U.S. sabreman and the audience was consistently - eliminated on a fence-off by Okawa; 2. Alym perhaps the only one with true world champ The flat point, either in fact or in imagina es unfairly - antagonistic to the pic epee champion Delfino was eliminated on ionship possibilities. For the first time since tion, has mode touches to the hand and lower ers. c fence-off by Tabuchi; 3. The Italian foil he has been in tap-flight competition, Mike's arm more difficult. The risk of foiling to regis ularity of Olga Orban Szabo's vie team was eliminated in the first round by a ter on these advanced targets encourages at ability to dominate the choice of time and le individual, after a three-way 9-7 loss to Japan. tacks to the body and the abandonment of Nith Ghorokhova and Juhasz, was distance seemed to equal that of the best The disintegration of Italy's great epee European competitors. actions requiring finesse and precision. The art due to the fact that it kept team of the 1950's was complete at Buenos game is thus purely athletic and requires as way from the four Soviet finalists. Aires. I\lone of the six individuals reached -0-- in the other weapons, excellent legs ~nd nian girl fenced well and clearly the quarter-finals. The team made the final physical conditioning which are nat attainable ) win. She has been a contender but lost all its matches at that paint. As in Philadelphia, the Hungarian and Po except by devoting more time to the sport she lost a fence-off for the Olympic lish colonies of Buenos Aires turned out in than mast of us are able to give. ian Sheen of Great Britain in 1956. -0- great numbers to cheer their teams. The Hungarians set a colorful pattern when they 1 she was outclassed in the quarter The six semi-finalist sabre teams were very sang their national anthem at the victory ; King performed well. even Iy matched. The United States and the ceremony. The popularity of the French vic Soviet Union also tied in bouts, but the touch JR. OLYMPIC INVITATION "s ability to beat the Russians in tory in the epee team was perhaps best score went against the U.S. this time. The events foreshadowed the return of evidenced by the fact that about 90 % of by Alfred Bachner Rainier Cup to Budapest. Hungary Soviets hod a perfect tie with Poland, and the spectators, of all nationalities, chimed in ~e Poland retained its team title when it won Long Island was host to members of Junior Soviet Union on touches in the when the Marseillaise was played. team final, but the Russians had over Hungary an touches. Italy's sabre team Olympic Squads from New Jersey and the nched the title. The women's in squeezed into the final on touches over The Bout Committee, headed by Rene Mer greater New YO"k Metropolitan area. Don ormance/.~however, mode short shift France, largely because the French star Arabo cier with customary skill and authority, had Sieja of the Hun School won the tournament iet team despite the fact that the was below por due to a sore thumb. Once to contend with three "rhubarbs." Edoardo after a fence-off with Gaylor of Ramapo placed four of its members in the in the final, however, the Italians could not Mangiarotti protested an award mode on a High. Third place was decided on touches final. win despite their good showing in dual meets remise by director Magay in epee against on with Harmetz of Roosevelt outscoring Nord with Hungary earlier this year. Italian who had stepped off the side of the of Newfield. There were 29 competitors. Final -0- round scores: Both the individual and team sabre came strip. The award was sustained because the /s 1-2 finish in the epee individual dawn to the final bout between Horvath of action hod started before the command of Sieja, Hun School, 7/1; Gaylor, Ramapo, 1I 7/1; Harmetz, Roosevelt, 5/3, 23 t.r.; Nord, t surprise. All of the favored com Hungary and Pawlowski of Poland. Horvath IIholt. The second was a vociferous com II by the wayside before the finals wan the individual by a good score, and hod plaint by the USSR trainer Saitchauk on the Newfield, 5/3, 25 t.r.; Friedman, Wheatley, 4/4; Russo, Roosevelt, 3/5; Catapano, Hun :aus.z-Gobor combination was cor- to w;n his lost bout in the team event because judges' calls in the Soviet-Polish sabre match, tington, 2/6, 36 t.r., 25 t.s.; Boutsikaris, 1st for that one evening. Gabor is Hungary was behind on touches. However, which was quieted down only after the Bout Essex, 2/6, 36 t.r., 18 t.s.; Miller, Stuy he placed 3rd at Turin last year. Pawlakski came bock from a 4-2 defic't to Committee threatened to expel Saitchouk. vesant, 1/7. renchmen in the final, Dreyfus and t'e at 4-011, so that the team title in the The third was the disagreeable behavior of , were technically competent but lost event of the tournament hinged on one Italy's Calorese in the Italy-USSR match in their tactics. Poland's Parulski, touch. Horvath attacked with a chest cut; the sabre team final, involving an insult to under his inability to retain the Pawlowski parried quarte and riposted. There the Hungarian director. The match was ALEXANDER KUN MEMORIAL node a good bid for the epee crown. were many in the audience who thought the held up mare than half on hour before Cal ical and temperamental similarity attack had landed because the blade whipped arese apologized and the Soviets won. An international invitation sabre tourna Britain's Hoskyns was the subject aver the defensive guard. Bath judges cor ment was held at the Universi ty Settlement e>mment by American observers. rectly called the attack parried and Poland in Toronto this post summer, to honor the mch team was by for the best in had its second consecutive sabre team title. memory of a beloved fenCing master and ield. Guittet, the defending chom The Polish victory was all the more surpris father of Eva Kun. d to reach the individual final but ing in that it was accomplished without its The results: 1. Hamori; 2. Kwartler; 3. a strong team competitor. Actually veteran star, Zablocki, who suffered a serious Worth; 4. Goering; 5. Sima; 6. P. Samek; ination of Guittet, Queyroux, Le wound in his sword hand - of all things, 7. Andru; 8. Foxcroft. eyfus ·and Boucquard showed re by strightening out a bent blade with his It was noted with interest that the Ameri balance and reminded expert ab fingers. Zablocki tried to fence in the last can fencers set the tone by acknowledging c the great Italian team of the match, but after scoring the first touch hod hits against themselves. The prizes were to callan Zub to substitute. presented by Mr. Cassells, American Consul. AMERICAN FENCING Page Eleven we accept today. This circuit has not been LETTERS FENCING PATENTS patented in this cOLJntry. by Arthur 1... Wade Finally, there is U.S. Patent No. 2,916,- National Billing Chairman, Oklahoma Division 287--an enormous piece of patent literature, including seven sheets of drawings (the first Can ; who are also patent attorneys are front foot. Fifty-five years later, September of which is reproduced here as Fig. 2) and "Inasmuch as Central Billing is in viola ~d. I know of only one other fencer 5, 1961, U.S. Patent No. 2,998,974 was fifteen pages of small-print description for a tion of the AFLA By-Laws, we demand it famous one by the name of Norman issued to J. K. Stafford of Glens Falls, N. Y., most intricate circuit. The potent was issued cease, now ... If you can do this unofficially I who is my professional colleague. fOi another "fencing game," where the target December 8, 1959 to Ira C. Dovey, covering then why can't anything be done unofficially bly never took time out, as I have, was attached by a magnet to a harness warn a system for transmitting radio frequency that would suit the whims of any particular round the Patent Office to find out around the waist, and the object of the game signals by equipment carried by the fencers, faction of the League ... In this we are sup e is in the files related to fencing. was to dislodge the target with a broad-tipped and for receiving these signals at on auto ported by other Divisions ... I know Jack technical viewpoint, there are many poking weapon. matic scoreboard. I heard something of this Baker has written to Dr. Molder expressing common use for fencing equipment Two other patents reflect the early de system when it was tried out, apparently with the Northern California position ... t could have, but never have, been velopment of the "De Tuscan" electrical foil We don't claim that our thinking on this in this country. The first is U.S. Potent No. success, at a dual meet at· Yale, but nothing at least in the United States. The subject may not be infallible, but we're sure 2,206,697, issued July 2, 1940 to Clair M. more came of it. The project must now be economic. Patents are expensive to that continuing with Central Billing now is Harter, and assigned by him to Bela de T us classified as a one-shot "stunt" - exciting ld difficult to defend. Where the wrong and certainly our thinking and opin can. The second, actually filed by Mr. de but impractical. small and the profit marginal, as ions should corry just as much weight as Tuscan, was issued August 28, 1942 (Fig. ]). l equipment, patents are often im other groups. In both, the basic idea was to register touches Nevertheless five U.S. patents (two Fred Linkmeyer through shorting by the metallic jacket across I herewith) may be of interest to So. California" two contacts at the fall tip. The circuit from lighter side are two patents issued these contacts went to a light, either inside -0- ng games." U.S. Patent No. 838,105 the bell guard or mounted on top of the mask. Ed. Note: As of October 1 0 there were over d December 1, 1906 to Edwin J. The second patent was designed to eliminate 500 paid up members in the League through Los Angeles for a "fencing game bell touches registered in the Harter system, notional bi lling. " in which the target, for safety and also to claim the hollow oval blade as port of the De Tuscan system. /Yas a disc attached upright to the PRO I had occasion to work with a set of these foils circa 1955. Although the tubular blades "Your nifty new bill has just arrived and had a very odd, oiled feeling in contact with been paid. I think the exchange of our moil each other, the electrical system worked fairly ing list for the moiling service and possibly IMPORTED fROM well. For one reason or another, however, some accounting assistance is a giant step the De Tuscan patents were never exploited. in the right direction. The success of the GERMANY AFLA as it grows can hong on so fragile a thread as good record keeping and to mech anize it now is a splendid ideo. David Thorndike New England ") ust a note of commendation to the AFLA for the ideo of notional billing. I received my membership cord in record time. Fronk Pardo Metropolitan" "Notional billing is an excellent solution One simple conclusion remains: No one has to a difficult problem. become rich from fencing patents - but the Richard W. Pew some can be said about other aspects of our Michigan" ine quality, FIE approved sport. "Think the notional billing is a fine ar- ination Foil-Epee or Separate rongement. IN WASHINGTON, D.C. William Goering • fence at Michigan" ~NS HALBERSTADT The F.I.E. rules for some years left open the DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FENCERS CLUB "I do hope the new system will be fully 3145 Fillmore Street possibility of using tubular blades in foil, but Over 53· years at exploited and be a helpful means to greater the De Tuscan system did not receive official WASHINGTON Y.M.C.A. efficiency ... /I en Francisco 23, California approval, and on entirely different principle 1736 G St. N.W. NA 8-8250 Theodore Jerome was eventually developed into the foil circuit Santo Ba rba ra 'elve AMERICAN FENCING AMERICAN FENCING Page Thirteen MEMBERSHIP FOR 1961-62 IX CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN GAMES STUDENT COLLEGE ACTIVE ASSOC. LIFE TOTAL by Virgilio E. de Leon RESULTS Individuals Team 24 15 15 54 Chairman, Bout Committee Epee No Report 1. Sergio Escobedo, Mexico 1. Mexico 2. Jose Gutierrez, Venevue!a 2. Venezuela lrnia 59 27 88 26 201 Legendary Jamaica was host to a thousand athletes from fifteen countries, seven of which 3. Jose Perez-Mier, Mexico 3. Colombia )rnia 31 42 126 12 211 Women 1 26 18 45 entered the fencing events. A preliminary 1. Mireyo Rodriguez, Cuba 1. Panama 2 13 1 1 17 meeting of delegations held under the chair 2. Pilar Roldan, Mexico 2. Mexico 14 11 25 4 54 manship of Jose de Capriles, Deputy Presi 3. Norma Santini, Vencvuela 3. Venezuela 3 8 1 12 dent of the F.I.E., approved a round-robbin Foil form of competition combining the team and 1. Emilio Echeverri, Colombia 1. Colombia No Report individual events, due to the extraordinary 2. Rigoberto Garcia, Venezuela 2. Cuba da 19 3 22 2 46 shortage of neutral juries in the three wea 3. Ruy Fajardo, Mexico 3. Mexico oteway 12 17 29 pons ... The Bout Committee was composed Sabre 1. J.A. Boutmy, Netherlands VI. I. 1. Netherlands, W.l. )Id Caast 12 10 24 4 50 of Christian Engels (Netherlands West In 17 7 22 1 47 2. Luis Moreno, Venezuela 2. Colombia dies), Emilio Echeverri (Calombia), Aristides 3. Benito Ramos, Mexico 3. Cuba ;t 4 23 28 2 57 Martinez (Cuba), Ruy Fajardo (Mexico), i 4 3 11 18 Orlando Suarez (Venezuela), Raymond Jack ~rkshire 1 3 11 15 son (Jamaica), and Virgilio de Leon (Pana FOR SAFETY 44 22 37 12 116 ma), Chairman. MANUFACTURERS NOTE lIinois 5 11 2 1 19 'is 10 5 5 20 Mr. de Capriles served ex-officio as Presi While dangerous tactics are responsible for 18 33 6 57 dent of the Jury of Appeal, but his great most injuries, world-wide studies reveal that 3 24 9 36 personal prestige and the prevailing spirit of hazards can be reduced by some changes in 23 3 19 45 friendship and cooperation among the com the specifications for weapons. 54 10 20 22 107 petitors resolved quickly and without formal The epee point must now have its edge 22 32 26 7 87 protests or appeals the few problems that angled or rounded as shown below. on 119 79 108 13 5 324 arose. 10 26 35 I 72 7 10 14 1 33 Epee was fenced first because the new 17 17 electrical foil equipment arrived late. Escobedo Ind 44 48 34 9 135 of Mexico became the first individual cham y 131 95 41 18 8 293 pion when he beat Gutierrez of Venezuela lew Yark 42 28 14 21 4 109 5- 1 on a fence-off after both had finished ,ota 12 9 17 7 45 with 19 victories. The team scores shawed 13 )hio 6 23 54 9 3 95 a decisive margin for MexiCO, in a competition Formes de pointes d I arr(H as 14 17 24 2 57 where three matches were decid'ed on touches: An important factor in epee accidents has Ohio 1 2 13 16 Venezuela over Cube 56-58; Colombia over been the breaking of the blade near the point. ley, Ohio 5 5 11 Netherlands West Indies 62-63; and Pana The new rules require: "That port of the blade 9 7 26 43 ma over Netherlands West Indies 65-73. on which the button is attached must have a No Report length of 7mm to 8 mm completely covered In the women's foil, Panama won the team 144 by the button. The threading should not ex a 46 28 26 37 7 but failed to place in the individuals. Be enn 1 4 10 1 16 tend more than V2 this length from the tip and hind the new champion, Mireya Rodriguez of the sleeve of the button, of 4 mm diameter, 9 4 5 2 21 Cuba, came Pilar Roldan of Mexico, by the 7 3 18 28 should cover the other half and fit with some margin of one touch (32-33) over Norma pressure," 5 5 Santini of Venezuela after both had scored 2 41 n, D. C. 3 7 28 19 victories. 1 5 2 8 2 6 10 18 Colombia won the men's individual foil 11 20 16 2 49 with Echeverri and took the team event with ~nal 2 2 16 9 29 54 victories to Cuba's 51 and Mexico's 46, when the three leading teams beat each other. )/1 /62 843 742 1075 228 43 2952 The sabre competition ran true to form, as the Netherlands West Indies dominated Tests to control the rigidity and flexibility Lost Year's total, 9/1/61 was 2421 both the individual (Boutmy) and team of blades will be explained in the next issue. events. J.R.deC. rteen AMERICAN FENCING AMERICAN FENCING Page Fifteen MITCHELL ON SQUAD American games with whatever team was se :CTRIC FOil, DIRECT EliMINATIONr UNNECESSARY lected fram our better fencers. It there ROUGHNESS The Pon American' Committee unanimous fore selected a Squad with a view towards ly reversed itself and selected Maxine Mitchell encouraging, training and seasoning some of the promising younger talent that may be by Roger F. Jones first round does not drop out but continues to the Pan American Squad, which was named to fence off, parallel to the winners' bracket, on Gala Night and published in the last ready by 1964. In its opinion Mitchell could lairman, Rules Committee from the fi rst round. The winners of each issue. It is a tribute to the Committee that not be expected to moke an important con tribution to Our strength in Tokyo. es of American Fencing during the bracket meet for the first place. Thus two when it recognized a mistake had been made With the overlapping membership in the 1ave contained a number of pleas losses instead of one ore required for elimin in the application of the Olympic policy noted two Committees it is not surprising that there to correct particular difficulties. ation, yet the time saving aver round robin below, it acted promptly to admit and cor was confusion as to policies. The Pan Ameri I summary of some of the prob is still substantial. rect it. can Committee apparently did not know, or ave studied and the answers pro 3. Unnecessary Roughness. Requested stif Although "How Can It Be" in the last forgot, that it must comply with the Olympic he Rules Committee: fening of the rules has been tobled for the issue was written after asking two members policy that athletes selected by them must ric; Foil. The problem of analysing present but will be studied during the season. whether the omission hod been an oversight, lise vs. parry-riposte when the tar It is considered that Articles 394, 581 and there apparently is some resentment that the be the best available at the time and that the Pan American and Olympic Games afe ,bscured has been cited. Although 582 cover the situation adequately and that Committee was not apprised of the article and nat to be used as training events to develop )y appear simultaneous, often there the main problem is one af enforcement. If given an opportunity to defend its position future talents. ence in time and assistance is re a fencer systematically causes body contact, in the same issue. Such procedure probably Differences of opinion are inevitable when 'ecognize it. The use of extension he is quilty of dangerous play and should be would hove been mis-interpreted as very crude rongly recommended. Most mach excluded from the competition, regardless of and improper pressure on the Committee by the record among several fencers is compar able. In this case the mistake in policy )e adjusted as to the time interval intent. Two repetitions of body contact after one individual. a warning should be considered sufficient produced an unfortunate result, but it is ouches which will permit both to We must rely an the impartiality and good evidence to invoke exclusion. If a fencer comforting to note that the Committee re This interval may be reduced as a will of this very important Committee, and has such poor control of his actions that he considered its decision and mode the neces I, but not below one second. it is essential to understand how or why the is continually jostling his opponent, it must sary change when it found that a large and :t Elimination. Fencers and officials error was made. The problem obviously was be assumed that his actions are at least in respected body of opinion felt an injustice j experience in this form of campe a confusion of the policies governing the Pan tentionally negligent. More than one exclu had been done. II divisions should schedule one or American and the AFLA Selections Com sian for unnecessary roughness or dangerous Jose de Capriles t elimination event per weapon. The mittees. 1mittee also recommends including play during the season shauld be grounds ss elimination events on a trial for disciplinary action entailing suspension for 1. The AFLA Committee of six members e would like to have comments on a fixed period. Unnecessary roughness has operates under the Board of Governors' 1961 veness of this system. Under double no place in fencing. Officials must enforce policy which provides that 1964 is our goal. lotion, the losers' bracket from the strict compliance with the rules. AI! AFLA selections to international events should be regarded in terms of 1964 utility, and results in such "minor'J events may be sacrificed to future results in the "major" CHANGE IN CONNECTICUT TROPHY AWARD event in Tokyo. This Committee made the selections for the World Championships im 1e last issue we announced that New Jersey had been awarded the Connecticut mediately ,after the Nationals. Its selection Ir. Linkmeyer, chairman of the Southern California division, correctly objected that of Dyer over Romory is based on its exercise )tions did nat include reports received after August 15th whereas the 1961-62 of judgment and in furtherance of the Board's ded offiCially an August 31. At the Board's request, the results have been com policy. It is pointed aut that Dyer was elim nclude all reports received prior to September 1 and are reported below. Under the inated from the finals only because she hap les, which are to be revised, the Metropolitan division is not eligible for the award pened to draw King, who then went on to fore the Trophy goes to the Southern California division. Points are for first five defeat both Romary and Mitchell when she 2mbership column and percentage increase does not include Student members. met them. Mrs. W. j. Latzko We must admit there is merit to the po sition that the close question thus presented Increase Competitions Competitors Standing Membership by the direct elimination system gave the No. Pts. % Pts. No. Pts. No. Pts. at Hq. Tot. Committee the right to exercise its judge CHAMPIONSHIP 1519 5 0 14 tan 213 5 2 0 47 4 ment, and we doubt there has ever been a 1095 4 0 13 rl1ia 180 4 14 0 49 5 Committee whose entire list of selections was EQUIPMENT 447 2 5 12 162 3 45 2 21 0 immune from some criticism. by the 'Y 9 )rnia 142 2 41 1 35 3 503 3 0 6 2. The Pan American Committee includes Maker of Champions ;t 38 0 73 4 34 2 315 0 0 1 6 the six members of the AFLA Selections Com 1d 53 0 152 5 15 0 186 0 72 0 58 3 32 1 388 1 0 5 mittee, six members appointed by the NCAA GEORGE SANTELLI, Inc. 4 5 ond one member from the Armed Forces. The lia 98 1 25 0 25 0 303 0 412 Sixth Avenue 3 selections it made were based on the know t 53 0 0 0 16 0 257 0 3 New York II, New York 2 ledge that the U.S. would do well in the Pan ~.Y. 67 0 0 0 19 0 147 0 2 AMERICAN FENCING Page Seventeen :teen AMERICAN FENCING WE NEED BETTER COACHING their pupils and to keep abreast of interna tional developments. The Hungarian Associ A STITCH IN TIME by Csaba Elthes ation, for instance, sent seven coaches to by Archie Simonson Rome in 1960 to observe and to study. The fencing standard of a country is always set Secretary-Treasurer, N FCAA There undoubtedly are many other defective technical foundation, they cannot e factors which have to be consid rise above mediocrity and eventually lose in by the standard of fencing coaches. success in any sport. It is hoped terest. It is a well-known phenomenon that The possibility of a lawsuit against coach article will disturb but not offend a very large percentage of talented college Let me conclude by quoting the words of and school for injury to a fencer is a matter r. fencers disappear from the sport after gradu my late moster, teacher and friend, Dr. Laszlo of concern to this writer. etion - and this is a game which provides Gerentser: The time is ripe to deal with the problem -0- ane of the longest athletic lifetimes. This being created by coaches, officials and fen "A good fencing coach must excel by his Iy this magazine published a letter is a severe indictment of our college coaches. wide knowledge and by physical, mental and cers who are treating too lightheartedly the reat professional fencer of another The primary objective of coach-training choracter excellence. He must know the inherent dangers in the current style of 1 which criticized everything about COurses should be to teach correctly the b:Jsic fenCing. body, its anatomy, its kinematic and biolo n the United States - leaders, elements of fencing. Many experts will soy gical characteristics. He must also be fam competitors. While I admire the this is "precious little./J It is, but it is also At the 1962 NCAA meet this writer ob il iar with psychology, so as to be able to )f the editor in publishing it with everything - and the most difficult task of served on epeeist execute low-line binds and know his pupil's moods, disposition, spirit Ie, the discourteous tone of the letter all. Any structure with a bod foundation land On the neck of the opponent. We also and reactions, and sa as to apply his teach keeping with the gentlemanly tra wi II collapse; the sport of fencing wi II stand sow many fencers in foil and epee who fail ing accordingly. In this way, his teaching our sport. Yet the writer was cor or fall depending on the qual ity of basic to relax their grip after landing with a fleche will never become monotonous or boring. He sing his voice, because his comrn2nts traini~g. attock. In another instance a highly ranked must also be trained in pedagogy, as his est and timely. There are serious sabremon unmercifully struck his oppoinent The coaches must have the wi II end the educational role is important and covers not 1 American fencing that must be on the mask and neck several timb after opportunity to improve themselves. A cooch only physical but psychological and moral if we are to attain a position of the call of holt. Yet, not in on Single in cannot give perfunctory, mechanical lessons fields as well. He must also be familiar :;tige in the sport. stance was the offender even warned. and expect miracles from his pupil. I have with the science of hygiene and all rules of opinion our lock of consistent inter seen even high-ranking fencers train without training. He must counsel his pupils as to Suppose the epeeist was run through the success cannot be blamed an the masks, as if we were still in the Dark Ages how to live in order to coordinate work and neck, the foil hit and broke on the fleche, the leaders. I speak as a fencing before the mask was invented. How can training, and to ovoid harmful effects. In or the sabreman was injured about the head. en I soy that the coaches, and the there be proper training in attock and de numerable are the qualities and knowledge Who would be to blame? The coach for done, must be held responsible for fense if "imitation" thrusts and cuts have to that a good coach must have, so as to make improper training? The director for per ::>ility to "train first-class fencers. be executed to avoid the grove danger of it easier for his pupil, to make his system mitting such conduce The fencer for care face up to this fact, for teaching injury~ Sometimes these mosters of imita- comprehensible, to prove it, and above all less and wanton disregard for the safety of our vocation and it is not good . tion use a wonder-weapon to make the pupil to gain the pupil's respect." his opponent? The school for sponsoring the others for our shortcomings. feel that he has done something: the bale sport? stra, done over and over again, so that ofter apologize in advance to my col The coach should teach his pupils to fleche ten or twelve minutes the pupil is reduced what I soy seems unduly harsh. properly and should correct dangerous styles. so acknowledge that there are no to a shaky-legged, stiff, tired sportsman who FROM DR. ZOLD The director should bar the wrong-doer after 'ptions. The aged Maestro's esti- mistakenly believes he has hod a "jolly good lesson./I notice of a fencer's rough-house tactics. The 98 % of American coaches are no "I wish to thank your kindness in printing fencer must keep himself under control and Ie greatly exaggerated, points up It is a tragic truth that even some of our Mr. Hamori's article concerning me. Although not permit the heat of bottle to endanger his 'hot the great majority have never most renowned coaches do not know how to I was very flattered, I must soy that what I opponent. The failure of any or all of the ,erly trained, and those with good teach modern, contemporary fencing. All do here and now is much more important parties to live up to their obligations may love often foiled to keep up with branches of the sport have undergone impor than anything of the post. I sholl try to expose the school to legal action or at best evelopments. They are somewhat tant changes in the post decodes. Electri deserve the praise I received. to unsavory publicity. In either case the eral practitioner, living in the prov fication of the foil revolutionized the weapon. Dr. Francis Zold 'port could suffer serious damage. o after graduation from medical Of course it tokes additional work to keep fuses to follow the progress of up; but this is to be expected in a living, I hope a II of you wi II toke a second look growing sport. Some will say: We were at our competitive sport, not only for the t need is proper training for coaches. never given the opportunity to go to Europe safety of our fencers, but also for the con rhi see the difference in this respect to study modern fencing. No well known tinued growth of fencing in this country, iungory and the U.S. There are too coach will be financially ruined by a trip to lOches" here who have not the Europe; quite the contrary, if he learns and -0-- leo about fencing. Many are ama improves, the cost of the trip will be a pro les, but not all. They do incalcul- fitable investment. This is a point that in Ed. Nate: The standard defense in a lawsuit to the sport because they do not volves the leaders of the sport as well. They would be the plaintiff's assumption of risk, to provide the correct basic train should realize that the coaches who train but no one knows for sure where a court or leir pupils. Youngsters with great international fencers should be helped to at jury would draw the line between negligence dent are spoiled forever. With a tend the world championships, to observe and assumption of risk. lteen AMERICAN FENCING AMERICAN FENCING Page Nineteen DIRECT ELIMINATION FORMULAS TWO-WAY SWORD? by J. R. de C nty-two AMERICAN FENCING AMERICAN FENCING Page Twenty-three INDEX TO VOL. 13 (Numbers indicate Issue and Page in that order) FEATURE ARTICLES Accidents Require Rule Changes, by Ralph PERSONALITIES Faulkner - 2-9; Advice for Beginner I n Robert M. Grasson"", 5-3; Ferenc Marki, structors, by Bela Csajaghy - 1-19; A New 3-7; Elliot L. Miller':', 5-24; Maria Tishman. Point in an Old Art, by Michel Alaux - 5-3; Dr. Francis Zold, 5-4. 1 -4; Comments an Electric Equipment, by ':' Obituary Charles Debeur 3-6; Doom of Hungarian Fencing Hegemony, by Csaba Elthes - 2-14; GENERAL Fencing vs. Pigsticking, by Erich Funke AFLA - Annual (1961) Meeting, 6-3; d'Egnuff - 4-4; F.I.E. 1962 Congress, by Committees (1961'-62), 1-3; Connecticut Bet~ Jose de 'Capriles - 5 -7; For More and Trophy (1960-61), 1-7; (1961-62),6-2; ter Coaching, by Dr. Emeric de Goil 3-9; Directory (1961-62), 1-22; (1962-63),6- Function of the Cooch in Competition, by Dr. 22; National Rankings (1961-62), 1-7; New Francis Zold - 4-24; How Can It Be?, by Rules, 4-18. Pan American Squad, 6-18; Jose de Capriles - 6-19; Is There Any U.S. Olympic Fencing Committee, 2-20. Choice?, by Michel Alaux 4-22; Mec canica Della Spada, by Ferdinanda Masiello - 5- 19; Modern Pentathlon Fencing, by Col. MAJOR. COMPETITIONS Donald Hull - 2- 1 0; Olympic Training IFA 1962 Championships, 4-10; IWFA Camp, by Hugo Castello - 6- 17; On Elec 1962 Chompionsh ips, 6-3; Maccabeah Games, tric Foil, by Lajos Csiszar - 2-6; On Elec 2-8; Martini Foil Challenge, 3-15; Martini tric Foil, by Richard Oles - 1-8; On Inter & Rossi Sabre and NYAC International, 3 -10 national Teams, by Abram Cohen - 2-1 1; and 4-6; Metropolitan Championships On the 1962 Nationals, by Eugene Blanc - (1961),2-8; (1962),5-18; Midwest 1962 6-21; Physical Fitness, by Julius Alpar - Championships, 5- 17 ; Notional 1962 Champ 3-18; Random Thoughts, by George Leon - ionships, 6-6; NCAA 1962 Championships, 5-23; Today's International Fencing, by Dr. 4- 1 1; North Atlantic 1962 Championships, Francis Zold - 3-16; What's Happened to 5-16; Pacific Coast Championships (1961), Sabre Fencing?, by Julius Alpar - 5-8; 2-16; (1962),5-17; Piller Memorial Sabre, Why Have Eyes Alone Control Your Fencinq?, 2-7; Southwest 1962 Championships, 5-18; by Joseph Waffa 1 -11. .. 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